TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT IMPACT BAR DISENGAGED FROM THE SUBFRAME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT IMPACT BAR NEEDED TO BE RE-WELDED TO THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. ..UPDATED 10/04/16 *BF ..UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF *TR
2015 Chrysler 200 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WENT INTO NUETRAL ON ITS ON. A CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT SHOWS ITS IN PARK BUT IT WAS STILL ROLLING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO CYNTHIA SHE STATES THAT THEY ARE UNDERSTAFF SINCE THEIR TECHS ARE TRAINING THIS WEEK, STATED THAT I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (JUST GOT THE CAR MARCH 2016) AND THAT THE RECALLS I FOUND THEY CANNOT REPAIR AT THIS POINT SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW AND DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. I THEN TOWED THE CAR MYSELF TO GOLDEN STATE AUTO IN CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA THEY TRIED TO ASSIST. THEY STAYED THE TCM IS NOT RESPONDING AND IS STUCK IN NUETRAL. THEY ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V090000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER IN PEKIN IL REPLACED THE HARNESS JUNE 2016, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED REPEATED FAILURE DAILY TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, PARKING BRAKES ALL CAME ON SEPT 2016 AND CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. *TR
VEHICLE HAS HARD SHIFTS AND LURCHES WHEN DRIVING, COMPLETE LOSS OF PROPULSION, THEN THE GAS KICKS BACK IN AND IT UNCOMFORTABLY LURCHES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING. VEHICLE LOSES PROPULSION AND SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE TURNING, STALLS, DASH SAYS SHIFT TO P TO START, SHOWS ONLY BATTERY SYMBOL, SHIFT KNOB D SYMBOL BLINKING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT MAKES A HORRIBLE DEAD BATTERY STARTING SOUND, SOMETIMES STARTS FIRST TRY, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY TIME ITS DRIVEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT OUT OF THE DRIVE POSITION AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF MANUALLY BY DEPRESSING THE START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MODULE TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND MODULE POWER TRAIN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BACK IN 2014 AND 2015 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR SHUTS OFF AND WILL NOT POWER BACK UP OR ALLOW TO START SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP. IT ALSO WILL NOT DETECT MY KEY FOBS WHILE IM TRYING TO START IT. ALSO, IT WILL JUMP VERY BADLY WHEN GOING SLOW(STREET) OR FAST(FREEWAY). THE CAR ALSO SMELLED LIKE FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY. IT ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS REVERSING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND MADE A COMPLAINT WITH CORPORATE 2 TIMES. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO SAY THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. ONE OF MY CASE NUMBERS WITH CHRYSLER CORPORATE IS 29448239 AND THE OTHER IS 29301258. BOTH WERE CLOSED ALTHOUGH I STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED.
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHERE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL SUDDENLY START FLASHING SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE AIRBAGS, SERVICE BRAKES AND DURING THAT TIME THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFT DISENGAGES FROM DRIVE AND ALTERNATES FROM PARK TO LOW WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY AFTER TWO YEARS OF COMPLAINING AND BEING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT STORING AN CODES FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ELECTRONIC MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICE AND REPROGRAMMED 4 TIMES SINCE IT'S PURCHASE IN JUNE OF 2014 AND NOW THERE IS A NEW RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M NOT SAFE IN THIS DEATH TRAP. *TR
MY 2015 CHRYSLER 200 WAS LEAKING AIR FROM THE WHEEL. WHEN TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER DON MARSHAL CHRYSLER IN SOMERSET KY. THEY DISMOUNTED THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL AND FOUND A STRESS CRACK IN THE WHEEL THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS WAS ON THE FRONT TIRE AND IF NOT FOR THE LOW TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE HAD A WRECK. THE HEAD MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS NOT FROM ANY DAMAGE FROM HITTING ANYTHING. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I EVEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR OF THE LADY HANDLING MY CLAIM AND SHE WAS ALSO NOT TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I FEEL THAT THE METAL USED IN MAKING THIS WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I WORKED AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR OVER 22 YEARS AND HAVE SEEN MANY WRECK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LOOK INTO THIS THAT IT COULD END UP CAUSING SEVERAL WRECKS AND WHICH COULD END UP CAUSING SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. I BOUGHT A NEW WHEEL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET SINCE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I STILL HAVE THE OLD WHEEL WITH THE CRACK ON THE INSIDE. I WOULD SEND IT OFF TO HAVE IT TESTED FOR STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IF I KNEW WHERE TO SEND IT TO. I THINK CHRYSLER OR THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE WHEELS HAS A DEFECTIVE METAL THAT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. HOPING SOMEONE LOOKS INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKES CHRYSLER DOUBLE CHECK THEIR WHEELS. ALSO THEY NEED TO LEARN TO COM
MY AIR BAG SYSTEM SERVICE HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE APRIL HAD IT SERVICED THEN IT HAD TO BE SERVICED AGAIN IN JUNE. THE LIGHT HAS NOW COME ON AGAIN AS OF AUGUST 6,2016 NO ONE SEEMS TO TAKE THIS AS A SERIOUS MATTER MY AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED AS TO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WHO WORKED ON IT THE ISSUE IN APRIL EXPLAINED I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO HAVE THIS FIXED OR GIVE ME A NEW VEHICLE THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES BEFORE I AM ALLOWED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE SO NOW I AM RIDING IN A CAR WITHOUT ANY AIR BAGS AND PRAYING THAT I DON'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS . THE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I AM DRIVING OR PARKING THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE COMES ON TO SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND, UPON CALLING BEFORE ARRIVING, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR AUGUST 11, 2016 AND THE DEALER STATED AGAIN THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW WEEKS, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HARD SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR AT TIMES. IT ALSO WILL SKIP 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE WITH SHUTTER WHEN SKIPPING THAT GEAR GOING FROM 3 STRAIGHT TO 1. THERE IS ALSO SOME HESITATION WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET ON THE GAS FROM THAT GEAR SKIP. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN UPDATE OR A TRANSMISSION FIX OF SOME KIND TO FIX THIS.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AT 80MPH, TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. CAR MANAGED TO GET PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. LEFT FRONT TIRE SHOWED A CRACK IN THE SIDE WALL AND THE TREAD PEELING FROM THE TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, 3 OF 4 TIRES ALL SHOWED SIMILAR SIGNS OF BEING FAULTY.
THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. IT HAS HARD SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING ISSUES, ALWAYS CAUSING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE IT KEEPS JUMPING AND CONCERNS MY SAFETY AND SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. I FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND A LEMON LAW SUIT WITH ATTORNEY TROY GORMAN, HOWEVER THE COMPANY SHOWS UP A PAPER THAT I SIGNED OF MY LEGAL RIGHT TO SUE THEM FOR ANY WARRANTY DISPUTES! WHO WILL ENSURE MY SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS SAFETY THEN? ISN'T THAT A FRAUD AND MANIPULATING WITH THE LAW? I WASN'T GIVEN ANY COPIES OF THAT DOCUMENT AT THE TIME OF SIGNING THE LEASE, I WASN'T TOLD OR EXPLAINED ANY THING REGARDING THIS HIDDEN FRAUD. PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY LEMON CASE AND COMPLAINT
VEHICLE CAN BE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY BUT SEEMS LIKE IT PERIODICALLY I STEP ON THE GAS AND IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL (ONLY REVS) THEN KICKS INTO GEAR WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AT STOPS, SMALL ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND MAIN ROADS IN OTHER WORDS IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AT ANYTIME ANYWHERE.
CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS UNDER FULL THROTTLE GOING UP A HILL. THE DASH BOARD LIGHT FOR A TEMPURATOR SENDER CAME ON FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WAS LOCKED OUT PUTTING IT INTO PARK. THE CAR ONLY WENT INTO THE "S" POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION BUT STILL HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR WAS LOCKED OUT OF TURNING TO A ANY GEAR. I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART SEVERAL TIME UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS FREE. FINALLY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THIS CAN ALL BE VERIFIED BY THE STATE POLICE WHO STOPPED TO HELP THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AS IF A COMPUTER RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE, THE CAR HAD TO BE REBOOTED!~. THATS FINE IF YOU'RE STANDING STILL; BUT NOT TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND COULD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND IN THE LEFT LANE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER!
PARK BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT WAS ON WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CABLE WAS TAKE. OF BATTERY TO TRY TO RESET THE SETTINGS DIDN'T WORK! MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER I HAVE NOT RECEIVE LETTER ON NO RECALL
BOUGHT THE CAR JULY 2015 AND BY OCT 2015 THE CAR OCCASIONALLY WOULD DOWNSHIFT WHILE IN MOTION. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THE RECALL WAS ACONPLISHED AND THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WAS BACK TO DOWNSHIFTING AT ODD TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR HAS REPEATLY BEEN IN 3 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOPS AND IT HAS ALWAYS GONE BACK TO DOWNSHIFTING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT ODD TIMES. I DID GET IT WHILE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTED ON MY PHONE RECENTLY SO I HAVE A VIDEO. SINCE THE VIDEO THE ENGINEERS AT CHRYSLER HAD THE DEALER CHANGE A MODULAR IN THE COMPUTER AND THE DEALER PUT 200 MILES ON THE CAR AND ASSURED ME IT WAS FIXED. THE SAME DAY I PICKED THE CAR UP IT DOWNSHIFTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK IN. I JUST PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINEERS TOLD THEM ONLY TO DRIVE MY CAR. SINCE IT DIDN'T DO IT IN THE 331 MILES THAT THEY DROVE IT THEY WERE TOLD TO GIVE ME MY CAR BACK AS REPAIRED. I TOOK THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK BECAUSE NOW MY PHONE CAN'T CONNECT WITH THE CAR AND MY RADIO ISN'T WORKING TOO. THEY SAY IT S THE RADIO SO THEY HAVE ORDERED A NEW ONE. I'M IN SALES AND MY CAR HAS 29,000 MILES AND I LOSE THE WARRANTY ON THE COMPUTER AR 35,000 MILES. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I CONTACTED CHRYLSER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE WORKER AND CASE NUMBER,AND WAS TOLD BY THE CASE WORKER THA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2015 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BOUGHT BACK BECAUSE OF A SENSOR AND HAD GONE THROUGH FULL INSPECTION AND WAS CLEARED FOR SALE. TWO DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD ACCELERATED FROM 60-92 ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALERSHIP PUTS NEW PARTS IN AND EVERY TWO WEEKS AFTER I GET MY CAR BACK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR IS ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. CHRYSLER HAS A TEAM TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK AROUND 10 TIMES AND IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. LAST WEEK IT ACCELERATED FROM 72 TO 97 ON THE FREEWAY WHILE MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. WE ALMOST HIT A SEMI. I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW CHRYSLER IS ABLE TO KEEP CLOSING MY CASES AND TELLING ME THEY FIXED IT WHEN IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE GOOGLED ENGINE ISSUES ON THESE CARS AND FOUND MINE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE DOING THIS. I AM PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN UNSAFE CAR THAT KEEPS ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE.
TOOK MY CAR INTO PRIVATE SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 11967 MILES ON 7/29/2013. WAS TOLD THAT BOTH OF MY FRONT CALIPERS ARE LEAKING. TOOK TO NEARBY DODGE DEALER SO I COULD GET TO WORK ON TIME. THE SERVICE WRITER BLEW EXCUSES AT ME. "WELL THAT IS NOT A LEAK." LOOKING RIGHT AT THE DRIVER SIDE CALIPER I SAID OK THEN WHAT IS SEAPING FROM THAT CALIPER. AND HE CONTINUED SAYING THAT THIS NOT SOMETHING THE DEALER HAS SEEN AS A PROBLEM. THEY ENDED UP NOT RELEASING THE CAR TO ME BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS. I HAVE A RENTAL NOW. SO DID I BUY A TIMEBOMB? I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2013 CHALLENGER RT WITH A VERY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. CAN YOU HELP? I AM SCARED TO GET BACK IN THIS 200.
CHRYSLER/DEALER FAILING TO HONOR RECALL R24/NHTSA 15V-470
IN JUNE 2016 THE AWD LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY. A CALL TO THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID IT COULD BE A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER, TURN IT OFF FOR A WHILE AND RESTART. THE AWD LIGHT CONTINUED TO LIGHT UP. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER CHIP PROBLEM (PTU MODULE WAS BAD) THAT TOOK 4 DAYS TWO FIX.TWO WEEKS LATER ON 7/18/16 AFTER NOTICING DARK SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A LEAK OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE BELL HOUSING CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION IN A 2 YEAR OLD CAR TO BE REPLACED. AN HOUR AGO, (7/28/18 9:30P) I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THE GSP WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON AND "SHIFT TO P" MESSAGE CAME ON IN THE DASH. THE "D" ON THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL STARTED FLASHING ABOUT A MIN LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED UP I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A DARK HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A CATASTROPHE IN THE MAKING! THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS NEW VEHICLE.
IN NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING TO VIRGINIA FROM FLORIDA, THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PADDLE SHIFTERS WERE DISABLED, AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LIMP MODE. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO GAS STATION AND TRIED TO PLACE INTO PARK, DASH THEN TOLD ME NOT ABLE TO PLACE INTO PARK, THUS I FORCED IT TO TURN OFF. I RETURNED TO THE CAR 20 MINUTES LATER AND IT STARTED BACK UP WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CLEARED ITSELF AND TOOK TO DEALER 2 DAYS LATER, THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG W/ IT BUT MAYBE THE WIRING RECALL WOULD FIX IT BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND A STORED CODE THAT SAID IT WAS A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I BEGAN TO HAVE HARD SHIFTING ISSUES IN MARCH. I FINALLY HAD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AS THE DEALER WOULD NOT TIMELY FIX THE RECALL. IT WAS THEN FIXED IN MARCH. THEY DID A LEARN AND PLAY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS FIXED THE HARD SHIFTING. SINCE MARCH, 3 DIFFERENCE OCCASIONS WITH TWO OF THEM IN THE TWO WEEKS AND MULTIPLE TIMES ON EACH OCCASION THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, AND THE CAR GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE LIMP MODE IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT PUTS ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET SOMETIMES AND CANNOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF EXIT RAMPS OF HIGHWAYS, I HAVE BEEN LEFT AT LIGHTS, ETC. EACH TIME WE GO TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT RECREATE THIS (BUT THEY STATE THEY CAN ONLY DRIVE IT A FEW
WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 6-5 AND 5-4 THE RPMS INCREASE APPROXIMATLY 500 RPMS CAR CONTINUES TO ROLL AT CONSTANT SPEED ALSO WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE IT SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR AND LOUNGES FORWARD IT HAS STALLED TO POINT OF HAVING TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY HAVE NO LUCK WITH REPAIRS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO A HIGH VOLUME OF REPAIRS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,600.
MY 200 STOPPED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION EITHER ON THE HIGHWAY (285), OR ON THE STREET. HAD TO PULL TO EMERGENCY LANE TO SIT, OPEN AND CLOSE DOOR THEN CAR STARTED BACK UP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. NO RADIO AND SAVED SETTINGS HAVE TO BE RESET EVER TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. NOTHING WILL CONNECT (PHONE, BLUE TOOTH ETC),
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS PLACED AS NUMBER 19 ON A WAITING LIST AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYLERS 200. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
DRIVING VEHICLE IT JUST POPS OUT OF GEAR AND WON'T MOVE. OFTEN SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND EMERGENCY BRAKE COMES UP. THE ENGINE DOESN'T DIE, BUT PRESSING THE GAS DOES NOTHING. I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF AND SOMETIMES IT LETS ME PUT IT IN GEAR. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS, EACH TIME THEY SAY IT'S FIXED AND THERE'S NO RECALL. MY FAMILY'S LIFE HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK, WE WERE ON A BLIND CORNER DOING 35, AND IT JUST STOPS. TODAY, WENT TO LEAVE THE HOUSE AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR AFTER STARTING, THE SAME SERVICE MESSAGES CAME UP. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK. AT THIS TIME, DEALER JUST SAYS TRADE IT IN.. THEY HAVE MY VEHICLE AGAIN AND WE HAVE A LOANER, BUT I'M SCARED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR, IT KEEPS HAPPENING.
VEHICLE DEVELOPED SLOW TIRE DEFLATION AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. REMOVED WHEEL TO INSPECT FOR TIRE PUNCTURE AND DISCOVER CRACK IN BEAD SEAT OF RIM. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO WHEEL AS THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING AREA BESIDES NORMAL ROAD WEAR. DEALER INSPECTED AND AGREED DAMAGE SEEMS SPONTANEOUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE SERVICE STABILITY AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE REVERSING OR IN DRIVE. WHEN THE DRIVER REVERSED THE VEHICLE, IT BACKED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BOTH TIMES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE IN REVERSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000....UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CODE FOUND THAT REPORTED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL WERE BEING DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE CAUSED TWO CRASHES *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED FOR A SOFTWARE REPAIR THROUGH WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.
TAKATA RECALL I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND WOULD ALMOST FEEL LIKE IT RAN INTO A WALL SOON AFTER I PURCHASED IT. HERE RECENTLY IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 SEPARATE TIMES TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE SO WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. IF I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN I WOULD AS IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY!
DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 30 MPH APPROACHED TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY CAR DOWN SHIFTED TO 5TH GEAR IT CONTINUED TO PULL THE CAR AT 20 MPH UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP IT THIS IS AN INTERMITTING PROBLEM THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
SMALL SCREETCHING NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM BREAK CALIPER AREA AS FOOT BREAK PEDAL IS RELEASED. MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER PROCEIDING FROM A COMPLETE STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V470000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN MOVING FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, THERE WAS A HESITATION BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. ON EACH OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD NOT BE FREE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE ONCE, APPROX. (1) YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REVISITS WITH THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FOR ERRATIC SHIFTING AND FREE WHEELING DOWN HILLS. THEY HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRMWARE BECAUSE THEY HAD ISSUES THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. WHEN TRAVEL AT 25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIBRATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH AND BACK TO 4TH. WHEN I COME TO A HILL AT 25 MPH IN 5TH GEAR, IT WILL COAST THEN UPSHIFT TO 6TH (WITH VIBRATIONS). AT 59 MPH IN 8TH GEAR THE CAR VIBRATES UP TO APPROX. 63 MPH. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER WERE WORKING WITH ME UNTIL I EXPRESSED I NEED SOMETHING TO BE DONE (NOT FEELING SAFE IN THIS CAR), THEY NOW ARE STATING (FRANK-CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR) THAT BECAUSE THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE (DID NOT ALLOW ME TO RIDE WITH HIM WHEN HE DID A TEST DRIVE), CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THE CASE WILL BE CLOSED. I RECEIVED A COMMUNICATION STATING THAT THE CASE IS CLOSED AS OF 6/20/16. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT CHRYSLER IS NOW IN A DAMAGE CONTROL SINCE I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A "CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE", FRANK SUGGESTED THAT I WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO HIM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT DEEM THE ISSUE TO WARRANT SUCH A CONVERSATION. HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT IF I WANTED A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER DEALER, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE COST. FRANK ALSO WANTED TO KNOW WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THE "CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE"? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR THAT VIBRATES AND FREE WHEELS AT LOW SPEEDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE COASTED IN AN ABNORMAL WAY AS THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BODY VALVE, UPDATED THE SOFTWARE, AND MADE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NINE SPEED TRANSMISSION MODELS FAILED AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE SOFTWARE UPDATE FAILURE SINCE MID 2014. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED THE ALARM SYSTEM GOING OFF AND, UPON USING THE OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS, THE ALARM WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET PROVIDED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DISCLOSE TO THE CONTACT WHEN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A FIFTH TIME BECAUSE THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 08/29/16 UPDATED 6/14/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.
2015 CHRYSLER 200. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPAIR POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR RECALL NOTICE IN TIMELY MANNER. CONSUMER DECIDED TO CALL ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT COMPLETED RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD
TAKATA RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING WAS TOO TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
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